An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as …

Aug 20, 2024 · The Provisional IRA was almost certainly a world leader in terms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) use and development. It pioneered the development of secondary …

Dec 11, 2008 · In contrast, the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) we've seen in these al-Qaeda-affiliate attacks in Britain have been rather crude. Is that because they lack the sort of …

Dec 13, 2024 · The IRA and Urban IED Use: In the 1970s and 1980s, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) became infamous for its use of IEDs in urban environments, targeting both military and …

IRA and Britain brought about significant evolution in IED technique, a tradecraft that has since contributed to turmoil globally. Conflict in the Islamic world is where the IED rose to major …

IRA: The Bombs and the Bullets is the first book to focus on how the IRA became the world's most adept and experienced insurgency group through their bombing expertise - and how - …

Aug 17, 2021 · The different brigades of PIRA gained expertise in building IEDs and, as their knowledge of chemical materials and craftsmanship grew, the attacks became more precise …

Nov 14, 2007 · This two-part paper has discussed the reasons why terrorist groupings carry out bomb attacks and why they often improvise. A definition of an IED has been provided and …

Dec 18, 2011 · U.S. and Iraqi soldiers display "sticky IEDs" — magnetic bombs that militants attach to vehicles — found during a raid at a checkpoint near the Iraq-Iran border. Army Sgt. …

Jan 8, 2015 · In Vietnam, IEDs caused a third of all American casualties, and in Northern Ireland, the Provisional IRA made wide use of the devices. What’s unusual now is the extent to which …